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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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