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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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