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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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