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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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