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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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