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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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