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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important 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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