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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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