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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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