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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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