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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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