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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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