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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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