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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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