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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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