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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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