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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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