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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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