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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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