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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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