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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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