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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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