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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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