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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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