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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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