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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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