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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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