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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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