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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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