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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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