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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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