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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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