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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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