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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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