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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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