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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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