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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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