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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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