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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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