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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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