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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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