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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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