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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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