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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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