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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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