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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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