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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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