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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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