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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education