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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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