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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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