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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the 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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