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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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