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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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