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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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