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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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