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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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