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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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