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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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