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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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