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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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