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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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