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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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