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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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