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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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