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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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