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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses 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 lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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