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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major 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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