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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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