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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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