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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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