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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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