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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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