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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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