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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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