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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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