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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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