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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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