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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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