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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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