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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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