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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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