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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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