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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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