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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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