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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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