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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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