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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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