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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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