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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major 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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