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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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