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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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