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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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