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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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