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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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