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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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