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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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