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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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