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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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