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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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