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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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