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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important 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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