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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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