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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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