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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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