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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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