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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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