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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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