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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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