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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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