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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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