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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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