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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the 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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