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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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