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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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