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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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