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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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