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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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