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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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