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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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