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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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