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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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