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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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