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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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