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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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