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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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