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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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