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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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