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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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