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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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