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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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