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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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