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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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