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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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