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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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