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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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