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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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