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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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