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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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