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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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