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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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