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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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