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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important 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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