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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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