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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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