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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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