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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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