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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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