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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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