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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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