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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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