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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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