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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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