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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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