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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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