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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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