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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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