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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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