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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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