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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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