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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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