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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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