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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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