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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers 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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