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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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