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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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