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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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