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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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