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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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