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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major 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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