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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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