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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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