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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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