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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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