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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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