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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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