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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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