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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers 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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