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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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