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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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