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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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