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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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