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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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