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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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