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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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