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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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