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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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