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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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