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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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