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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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