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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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