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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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