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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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