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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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