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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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