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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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