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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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