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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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