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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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