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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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