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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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