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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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