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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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