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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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