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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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