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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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