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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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