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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources