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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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