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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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