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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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