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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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