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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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