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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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