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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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