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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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