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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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