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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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