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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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