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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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