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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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