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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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