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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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