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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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