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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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