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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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