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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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