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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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