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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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