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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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