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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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