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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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