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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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