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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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