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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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