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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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