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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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