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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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