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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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