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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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