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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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