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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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