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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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