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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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