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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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