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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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