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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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