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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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