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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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