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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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