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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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