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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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