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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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