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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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