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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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