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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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