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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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