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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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