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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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