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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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