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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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