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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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