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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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