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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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