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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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