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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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