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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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