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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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