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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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