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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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