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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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