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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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