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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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