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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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