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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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