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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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