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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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