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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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