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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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