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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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