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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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