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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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