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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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