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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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