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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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