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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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