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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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