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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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