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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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