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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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