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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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