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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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