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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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