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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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