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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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