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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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