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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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