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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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