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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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