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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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