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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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