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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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