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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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