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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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