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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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