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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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