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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important 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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