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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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