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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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