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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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