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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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