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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with 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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