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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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