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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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