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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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