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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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