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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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