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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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