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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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