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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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