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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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