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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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