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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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