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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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