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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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