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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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