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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part 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. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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