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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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