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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important 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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