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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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