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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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