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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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