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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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