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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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