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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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