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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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