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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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