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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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