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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions 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 we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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