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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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