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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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