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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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