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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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