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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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