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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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