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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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