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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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