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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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