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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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