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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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