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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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