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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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