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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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