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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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