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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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