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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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