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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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