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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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