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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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