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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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