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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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