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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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