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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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