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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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