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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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