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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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