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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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