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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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