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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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