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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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