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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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