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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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