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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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