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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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