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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major 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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