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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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