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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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