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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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