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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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