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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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