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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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