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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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