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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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