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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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