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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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