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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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