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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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