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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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