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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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