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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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