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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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