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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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