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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important 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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