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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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