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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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