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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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