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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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