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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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