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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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