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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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