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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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