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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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