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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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