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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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