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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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