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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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