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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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