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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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