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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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