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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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