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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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