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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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