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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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