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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning 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 quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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