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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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