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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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