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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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