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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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