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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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