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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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