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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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