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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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