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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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