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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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