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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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