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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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