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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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