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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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