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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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