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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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