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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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