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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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