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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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