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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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