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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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