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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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