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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand 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 MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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