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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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