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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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