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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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