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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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