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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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