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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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