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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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