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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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