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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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