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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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