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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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