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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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