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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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