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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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