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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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