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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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