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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key 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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