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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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