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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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