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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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