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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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