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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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