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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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