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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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