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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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