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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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