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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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