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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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