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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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