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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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