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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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