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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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