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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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