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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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