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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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