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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations 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 educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education