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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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