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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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