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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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