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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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