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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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