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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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