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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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