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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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