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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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