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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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