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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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