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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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