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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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