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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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