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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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