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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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