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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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