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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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