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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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