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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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