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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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