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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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