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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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