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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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