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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major 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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