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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important 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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