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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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