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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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