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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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