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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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