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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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