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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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