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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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