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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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