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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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