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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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