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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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