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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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