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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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